On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:38 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anesthetic chemicals temporally destroy consciousness, and 115 years about > Meyer and Overton discovered a strong correlation between how potent a > chemical anesthesia was and how well it dissolves oils and lipids (fats and > waxes). Even today the reason for this connection is unclear > Couldn't this just be myelin being dissolved or some other lipid rich part of CNS pathways? Would explain why a drunk doesn't uhm... transmit action potentials as promptly as when sober. This lag thing in subjective time... Plus, after a big fat meal, I tend to have more tolerance for alcohol + warnings when to take which meds b4 or after meals etc. I didn't think this was such a mystery. > but it still seems to be true, the correlation remains very strong. I > think anybody interested in consciousness would do well in finding the > cause of this correlation. > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:54 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There are thousands of chemicals that are good organic solvents that >> aren't anesthetics. I don't think that has anything to do with it... >> > > Why do you think some people like to inhale cleaning products or airplane > glue which is full of industrial solvents? > Same reason they drink ethanol in various preparations, which btw IS an industrial solvent, of which there are thousands. And yes, also ones that are more euphoric, sexually gratifying, and less toxic than ethanol... but our governments have taken steps to protect you from those by prohibiting them. Osama, your security, saving you from yourself, the children etc. But every now and then, some curious, smart, or ignorant soul will feel weird in a nice way, exposed to some solvent in some fashion then... Boom, sales of some untested solvent start getting produced, imported, and exported at incredible rates until some tax people wonder why certain groups are getting incredibly rich, incredibly fast; companies sprouting like mushrooms to provide bike chain solvent bath salt lifestyle product smell cushions, that could help with many conditions, just no guarantees, but something that could never be "poison", in any case until... "Ok, party's over. No more industrial solvent nonsense... Really? You guys will consume something that machines use? Why... the very thought of it! People really are crazy. If they only knew how much satisfaction a simple wine cellar, with a modest collection naturally, brings into our dreary lives." > It might destroy their liver but it will get them high before they die. > Are you implying there to be a way to get high after death? I demand to be informed. MWI or Copenhagen? How? > Anyway do a web search for "Meyer Overton" or "Meyer Overton Rule", you'll > find tons of stuff; 115 years old and still going strong. I'd like to know > why. > > Paracelsus, I paraphrase "Everything is poison, there is poison in everything. Only the dose (number freaks, keep calm) determines whether you die, feel relief, are cured, get brain damage, kill somebody on the way home, or simply have a good time sharing unforgettable moments with lovers and/or friends." In this small and particular case, as well as in music, matter seems numbers' bitch, at this point in the game. PGC > John K Clark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
